Indiana Industry Upswing With 1928 Records Set
Indiana business survey shows 1928 set records in multiple cities led by Anderson and Gary. Evansville, Kokomo, Terre Haute, South Bend, and Brazil reported gains in building, manufacturing, and freight. 1929 outlook remains strong with new plants planned and expansions under way.
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Charles C. Stone
Times
Indiana
the Times
Anderson
Ity
Marion
Ili- Steel Company
Gary
Evansville
Kokomo
De‘catur
Terre Haute
South Bend Co & Prosperous
Chamber of Commerce
Borden Company
New York
Ephone Company
Crawfordsville
Lebanon
Fosdick and
Ward
Wray Creamery and Sanitary Milk Depot
Muncie
Muncie Gear Company
Muncie Boiler and Sheet Iron Company
Coulter Boiler and Sheet Iron Company
Ohio
Alabama
Elwood
van Camp Company
South Bend
Indiana and Electric Company
Evansvill
Cadick
Alva
Infirmary Couples to Get Private Cottages
The county commission moves to fund private cottages at the infirmary for four married couples who live there, to allow them to reunite in their own homes. Harvey Biggs keeps bedside vigil as his wife Nancy nears death. other couples look forward to home life after construction.
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Infirmary
Sun
County Infirmary
Times
Phonograph
Harvey Biggs
Indiana
Indianapolis
Nancy
Cotes
John Tanner
Call Issued on Condition of National Banks
Washington postal dispatch reports that the controller of currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks as of December 31. The notice requests banks to file reports detailing assets liabilities earnings and reserves to assess the financial status nationwide.
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United Press
Washington
Nude man in taxi chased by police through city streets
A naked man escaped from Indiana Christian hospital and commandeered a taxicab in a wild chase five miles to Irvington. He ran in dishabille across Senate and Washington avenues, eluding multiple police teams before seeking refuge with relatives.
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Lady Godiva
Washington Street
Irvington
Indiana Christian Hospital
Senate Avenue
Claypool
Drops Gas Suit Seeks City Right to Take Over Firm
John P. Sears withdraws a 1905 gas franchise declaratory judgment suit in superior court to avoid issue confusion. Sears filed Monday to obtain judicial confirmation of the citys right to seize Citizens Gas Company and operate it. Attorneys said the withdrawal preserves options under the 1927 declaratory judgment statute for a final ruling.
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Superior Court
John P. Sears
Citizens Gas Company
George A. Sheehan
Harvey & Sheehan
Sears
John W. Holtzman
Fred C. Gause
Sear
Negro Sundered in Restaurant Killing at 527 Indiana
A Black man named Sam was fatally shot Thursday night after an altercation in a restaurant at 527 Indiana Avenue. James Davis the restaurant owner is held on a murder charge, claiming self defense after Sam allegedly drew a knife and attacked.
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Sam
Indiana Avenue
James Davis
Davis
Defense favored as Indiana dry laws face no change
Indiana Anti-Saloon League official Edward S. Shumaker says the January session will stay defensive, resisting any efforts to tighten search and seizure provisions. He argues officers already enter homes without warrants in some cases and urges uniform highway searches to curb liquor transport and drunken driving.
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Indiana Anti-Saloon League
General Assembly
Edward S. Shumaker
League
Shumaker
State Supreme Court
Doctor Dies in Gas Tank Blast at Walker Hospital
An ethylene gas tank exploded at Walker hospital in Evansville Indiana. Dr Dalton Wilson was killed when the blast hurled his body through a six inch wall and wrecked the building. Attendant Edward Taylor suffered a compound leg fracture as two waiting rooms were wrecked and windows shattered. A spark from friction on the tank, under repair, is blamed.
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United Press
Evansville
Ind
Dalton Wilson
Walker Hospital
Edward Taylor
Two Men Die In Auto Crash With Lumber Truck
Two men were killed when their car collided with a stalled lumber truck near New Bethel and burned. Edgar Brown 23 and James W Hodges 36, both of 2365 Southeastern Ave, were decapitated by lumber ends through the windshield. Driver William Stakely 29, of 730 East Michigan St, held on manslaughter charges in default of $3,000 bond. Hodges survived by wife and three children Cleo 15 Lucille 7 and Layon 3. Brown recently moved from Gallatin Tenn and is survived by his sister Miss Bessie Brown and his father in Gallatin.
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Edgar Brown
Southeastern Avenue
James W. Hodges
William Stakely
East Michigan Street
Stakley
Bobby Lee
Brwn
Hodges
Belmont Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cleo
Lucille
Layon
Brown
Indianapolis
Gallatin
Tenn
Bessie Brown
Johnson elevated to senior assistant engineer in city service
M. G. Johnson former assistant engineer was named senior assistant engineer by City Engineer A. H. Moore. He will earn 4000 dollars annually and succeeds William Lacey who resigned due to illness. L. J. Matlock becomes assistant engineer in charge of streets replacing Johnson. W. W. Southard is sewer engineer, Harvey Cassady remains flood prevention engineer, and Jeremiah Dickson leads the flood prevention repair gang. The council appropriated about 15000 dollars for flood work in 1929 and several staff received raises under the 1929 budget.
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M. G. Johnson
A. H. Moore
Johnson
William Lacey
L. J. Matlock
W. W. Southard
Harvey Cassady
Jeremiah Dickson
Council
Jury Hears Evidence After Trip Where Body Was Found
Elkhart Indiana January court session continues in the murder trial of Harvey L. Smith ex-sleuth and carnival barker. Prosecutors recount the grave scene where Genevieve Stults body was found while jurors view the lime grave near the city. Witnesses include police and items found with the body as defense challenges identity and proof. The case centers on a love triangle and claims Smith pressured Mrs Stults to flee with Reyher.
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Arch Steines
Elkhart
Ind
Harvey L. Smith
Genevieve Stults
Smith
Wakarusa High School
William Hile
Stults
Frank M. Quick
Glen Sawyer
Reyher
17 000 Actors Frenzy On Broadway For Work In 1930s Era
Broadway job market tight as 17 000 actors seek work amidst pay struggles and restless hope. Many shift to ribbons and dry goods while creditors press and agencies offer little relief. The piece details the harsh grind, shifting roles, and enduring resilience of performers.
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Gilbert Swan
New York
Jan
Broadway
City Hospital Eyes New Plant and Higher Structures
City health board studies relocating the power unit block southwest of the current hospital to serve City and Riley hospitals, with a $400000 plant planned. Officials call for a concentrated multiward design over pavilion style, aiming to improve efficiency and patient movement. A tuberculosis unit and veterans hospital funding talks accompany ongoing plans.
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New City Hospital
City Health Board
Riley Hospital
Frederick E. Jackson
Health Board
Jackson
C. R. Ammerman
Robert Frost Daggett
Christopher W. Parnell
Rochester
N. Y
City Hospital
William A. Coeppers
Europe
Dr. Jackson
Brookside Dedicates New Community House Tonight
Brookside inaugurates a new 140000 dollar community house tonight at eight with speeches music and dancing. Park Commissioner Mrs J D Hoss will preside and introduce Mayor L Ert Slack Michael E Foley John E Milner Adolph G Emhardt park board members Clyde Montgomery Brookside Civic League L H Barlowe Sherman Emmerson Civic League Recreation Director Jesse P McClure arranged the program.
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Brookside
J. D. Hoss
L. Ert Slack
Michael E. Foley
John E. Milner
Adolph G. Emhardt
Clyde Montgomery
Brookside Civic League
L. H. Barlowe
Sherman-Emerson Civic League
Jesse P. McClure
Act to Buy Park Plans Community Center on 42nd Street
The park board authorized a damage roll on the Robert Sinclair property at Forty second street and Boulevard place to prepare for acquisition. Mayor Slack advised against purchase, but the board aims to buy if priced reasonably. The estate was appraised at 40000 dollars.
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Park Board
Robert Sinclair
Forty-second Street
Boulevard Place
L. Ert Slack
Scranton Mother Delivers Eighteenth and Nineteenth Children
In Scranton Pennsylvania Mrs Jacob Bertlitsky aged 36 has given birth to her sixth pair of twins bringing the total to eighteen with thirteen children still living.
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Scranton
United Press
Jacob Bertiiscky
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